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Posted on March 24, 2016

Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish’s Weird, Waddling Walk

Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish’s Weird, Waddling Walk
Brooke Flammang is used to seeing fish that walk. But this blind, waterfall-climbing cavefish is something else altogether. The post Scientists Discover the Secret to a Cavefish's Weird, Waddling Walk appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 22, 2016

I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is

I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is
World renowned primatologist Frans de Waal doesn't see that viral GIF the same way we do. The post I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 21, 2016

Frozen rabbit kidneys could solve organ shortage for transplants

An embryonic rabbit kidney can be transplanted after three months in the deep freeze and develop into an adult kidney without causing immune rejection









Posted on March 18, 2016

Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That?

Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That?
The innocent-looking shrike bashes its victims' heads in, then impales them on thorns before tearing them to shreds. The post Absurd Creatures: This Bird Impales Its Victims on Thorns. How Metal Is That? appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 18, 2016

Right-leg prostheses give sprint para-athletes an edge on bends

In races with bends, Paralympic sprinters whose affected leg is on the inside of the curve are hampered in generating force by their prosthesis









Posted on March 17, 2016

Aquatic plant that feeds like a Venus flytrap faces extinction

An endangered aquatic plant that catches water fleas and mosquito larvae has seeds that can't survive in seed banks, challenging conservation efforts









Posted on March 16, 2016

A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin

A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin
Since November, nearly 50 people in Wisconsin have one by one fallen ill with an obscure kind of bacteria called Elizabethkingia. The post A Mysterious Disease Is Killing People in Wisconsin appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on March 16, 2016

Snapping shrimps make less noise in acidifying oceans

Fish and other marine larvae that use noises made by snapping shrimps to navigate to reefs could be among those affected by changing ocean soundscapes









Posted on March 14, 2016

High-power biological wheels and motors imaged for first time

The gearing system that provides rotation in bacterial flagella, the only known examples of wheels in nature, has been resolved in 3D for the first time









Posted on March 14, 2016

Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You’re Really Made Of

Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You’re Really Made Of
The AB+ on your blood donor card? Yeah, that’s a massive oversimplification. The answer to precise blood donation is genomics. The post Beyond Blood Type: Genomics Can Show What You're Really Made Of appeared first on WIRED.

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